2015 Summer in the City at Hunter

Whether you are a current or visitingstudent, 2015 Summer in the City at Hunter is your opportunity to spend your summer in the most exciting city in the world while taking courses towards your degree, for professional development, or for personal enrichment. If you are a recently admitted freshman, the Summer's Edge program is a great way to make new friends and jump-start your studies.

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Tuition

“Hunter is really affordable. I was able to work, travel and take summer classes for two summers as a student at Hunter. Summer classes helped me stay on track and graduate in four years.” - Jessica

Degree-Seeking Student

Non-Degree Student

NYS Resident

Out of State

NYS Resident

Out of State

UG:

$260/credit

$535/credit

$380/credit

$800/credit

GR:

$405/credit

$745/credit

Tuition rates listed do not include fees. For additional information on tuition and fees, please visit the Bursar's website.

Financial Aid

Summer financial aid (Federal Pell, Federal Direct Loans, etc.) is available to qualified matriculated Hunter students. You must take at least 6 credits total for a loan and at least 3 credits to recieve Pell for those who qualify. To apply, make sure to complete the most current FAFSA as soon as possible, and indicate that you plan to register for the Summer session. For additional information on all forms and financial aid, please visit the Hunter College Financial Aid website.

URBAN LIFE (URBS 10100): Introduction to urban studies allowing students to translate personal knowledge and experience of New York City to more theoretical understanding of urbanism. Includes four projects dealing with mapping, immigration, census data analysis, and local development issues.

ART IN THE CITY (ARTH 10N01): Art in the city is a field-based introduction to the visual arts and architecture of New York City, Field trips to locations such as the Queens Museum, site of the 1939 and 1964-65 World's Fairs, the Studio Museum in Harlem, El Museo del Barrio, and smaller, artist-run spaces or commercial galleries in Manhattan and Brooklyn (as well as to such world-renowned museums as the Modern and the Met), will emphasize the diversity of the city's cultural institutions and its practitioners. Site visits will be supplemented by readings designed to link the institutions to the urban fabric, and to deepen your understanding and appreciation of the art through an investigation of its social, historical, and aesthetic context. Learning to see, to read, to write and to discuss art and its context in the city is a primary objective.